Behavioral Problems in Dementia
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- AChE Inhibition-based Multi-target-directed Ligands, a Novel Pharmacological Approach for the Symptomatic and Disease-modifying Therapy of Alzheimers Disease. Wang et al. Current Neuropharmacology 2016
- Alzheimers Disease: Tips for Managing Behavior Changes
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- Bright Focus Foundation
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- Olanzapine treatment of psychotic and behavioral symptoms in patients with Alzheimer disease in nursing care facilities: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. The HGEU Study Group. Street et al. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2000.
- Proposed diagnostic criteria for apathy in Alzheimers disease and other neuropsychiatric disorders. Robert et al. European Psychiatry 2009.
- The Challenging Behaviors of Alzheimers Disease (Part One)
- The Challenging Behaviors of Alzheimers Disease: The Uses and Misuses of Antipsychotic Medications (Part Two)
- The Challenging Behaviors of Alzheimers Disease: Other Treatment Options (Part Three)